Urban Zen by Donna Karan

I never thought I'd write a blog post on Donna Karan, but here it is! Her Urban Zen Collection, including furniture, home decorations, clothes and jewelry. First some candles (candleholders?) and other decorations for your Zen home.

From the Urban Zen website:
THE NEW LUXURY IS THE COMFORT OF BEING. It is the indulgence of being at home, of being calm, of experiencing what is meaningful. It is about our health and quality of life. It is our time. Our time with family, our time with friends, our time to reflect.

IT IS ABOUT ARTISANS. It is about the soul that goes into a garment, the craftsmanship that makes something an object of desire. It is about products that soothe your mind, body and spirit. Products that activate your senses.


Donna Karan's Urban Zen Home Collection includes armchairs, beds, sofas, benches and tables.

The Urban Zen brand promotes quality of life and artistry while ensuring sustainability.





... and finally, some of DK's Urban Zen Collection jewelry.
I like. Do you?
All pics from the Urban Zen site
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Almost 2 dimensional

Love this almost two dimensional lamp by Korean designers dmo.
Clever. Like a sculpture. I'd love to have one. Just as eye candy. Wouldn't you?

Pictures: dmo house

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Translation (well, sort of...)Love this almost two dimenstional

Vad är tidstypiskt hemma?

Vad är tidstypiskt, undrar man på Fabriken idag. På den frågan finns lika många svar som tidsepoker och kultursfärer.

Bor du i ett gammalt hus, och undrar vad som är tidstypiskt, kan du kolla vad som gäller i den alldeles utomordentliga boken Så byggdes villan, nominerad till Augustpriset 2009. I denna bok hittar du (nästan) allt du behöver veta om ditt hus och vilka kulturhistoriska värden det besitter.

I bildcollaget har jag valt ut exempel på tidstypiska 1900-talets detaljer och inredningar, som ofta körts till tippen under senare års moderniseringar, men som nu säljs på nytt, som nytillverkade kopior, till alla som ångrat sig...




DIY Easter Centerpiece

Real simple - a quick fix, for your Easter dinner table or Buffet. 

Take one high glass bowl. Make a birds nest of birch branches, and place in bowl. Add birds eggs and feathers in different shades of brown, beige and spring green. Enjoy your dinner. 


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DIY Easter Decorations - PåskPyssel


Today is a busy day. But before I'm off to the Garden Center, here are some more Easter inspiration for you. This time from Ikea Hemma. Today they have asked talented Minna Merche Schmidt, to make an arrangement with eggs, feathers and spring flowers. Beautiful! If you haven't visited Minna's blogg Blomsterverkstad yet, hurry over.  Now I am off to get some bags of eco soil and cow dung for my garden! Enjoy your day.  Pic: Minna/Ikea

DIY Easter eggs

Getting into Easter spirit. A few eggs made of left over materials from other projects: bits of wallpaper, feathers, silk flowers, christmas decorations. (No kidding. )


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Sunday garden...

Sunny sunday. My garden is holding its breath - waiting for projects to finish and others to start. Today: a few snapshots of garden items of iron and terracotta. 

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Traditional Paper Design for the Future

As an occasional paper artist, show me some new paper design, and I fall for it with a bang. Like these items by the three designers Jovana Chris Lei, presented at the Milan Furniture Fair 2011. 

The collection is inspired by 2000 years of Chinese umbrella paper craft. The material choice may seem, well...  delicate , but the paper chairs are built to be durable. 

I guess the paper is treated to withstand humidity and heat? What do you think? 

From their website: 
CHAIR: Gluing layers of paper is the way how to make a traditional paper umbrella. Our Paper Seat is using the same craft. The paper layers are combined until the chair is strong enough to sit on, but is still keeping its flexibility. Hand made paper is rich of natural fibers that give strength to carry a person and is therefore our choice for this comfortable chair.

WASTE BASKET: The form as well as the mechanism of the foldable waste basket is based and inspired by the traditional Chinese umbrella. It is made of tear proof synthetic paper and obtains its durability and stability through the way of folding.




And last, but not least: two beautiful pendants. This one is made of paper, the bottom one  of bamboo. Well done! 



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Milano 2011: Olby Design

Also at the Milan Furniture Fair this spring is Olby Design.

Designer/owner Kerstin Olby is a former student - and now professor - at the prestigious Carl Malmsten Centre for Wood Technology & Design. Olby started her company in the 1980′s and has won many prestigious awards. Her timeless furniture are all hand made in Sweden with local, natural materials. I use to listen to her lecture, when she visited my previous work at Chalmers University in Göteborg. I've always loved her work, and if I had the money, I'd love to invest in the beautiful chest of drawers at bottom left... Which one is your favorite?



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